Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2320 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift:

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Medical Surgical Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Experience with Cerner is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a California license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• COVID booster required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Part-Time at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Per Diem at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

An interview may not be available prior to offer.

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to.

Required Skills/Experience: 2-3 years experience in specialty. Must have tele experience as well.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Pediatric experience preferred; if the traveler does not have that experience, they will not take pediatric patients.

Special Requests: Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility. Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.

Unit Details: The unit serves adult and pediatric medical-surgical telemetry patients. Common diagnoses/types of patients include med-surg patients, COPD, post-op, GI bleeds, OBGYN surgeries, ortho, sepsis, altered mental status, chest pain rule-outs, stroke, cellulitis, and ETOH withdrawal. RNs titrate heparin drips. Common titratable or set-rate drips include heparin and Protonix. Nurses do not need to know how to read and interpret telemetry strips. Respiratory equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen. A hospitalist is available, but not 24/7. The unit is very fast-paced, with patients moving in and out quickly and an average length of stay of 3 days.

Shift & Scheduling: Self-scheduling is allowed to some degree. Schedules are made out approximately 30-45 days in advance. Weekend requirement: every other weekend or 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule. Holiday requirement: work into permanent staff rotation. There is a call or standby requirement.

Floating Requirements: The nurse is first to float. Nurses may float to Tele or OB if they want to and have experience in those areas.

Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 1. Start assignment restriction: 14 days

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

Skills Checklist: Yes

References: Yes

License Type: registered

License State: CA

Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support

Job Details

Job Type: Travel

Nurse/Patient: 1/5

Shift Type: Day

Contract Date: 2026-11-03

Expected Length: 13 weeks

Hours per Shift: 12

Shifts per Week: 3